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04 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1971
Page
1
The Enterprise invites readers to send questions or problems to Action Line. Staff acknowledge high volume and may not respond to every inquiry but will consider each message.
The Learning Lab at Guilford Technical Institute offers an English language course held at Central School 300 S Spring St Greensboro on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 30 to 9 30 supervised by Mrs Crystal Lee who seeks volunteer teachers and charges nothing A student may start anytime and no fee is required.
A reader asks about helping a 14 year old who drinks and disobeys. counselors are suggested. The old Gatewood block demolition progresses with owner removing trees first. Out of town visitors are advised to contact the Chamber of Commerce or the North Carolina state highway map for local sights and trips.
The High Point Youth Program of Guilford County EOC seeks clothing furniture and toys for a November 12 and 13 bazaar. Proceeds support a youth center for study recreation and business. Contact 700 E Russell Dr or call 882 8827 or 883 7917. Ray Malpass invites chess club organizers at 883 7440 or P O Box 5305.
Environmental groups pressing for a Supreme Court appeal try to halt the Amchitka Island test scheduled for 5 p.m. EST Saturday. They argue the five megaton blast could trigger earthquakes and waves, release radioactive waste, and harm marine life, accusing the government of hiding danger reports.
In Washington AP report William H. Rehnquist disagreed with a description of him and said he would avoid pledges that reveal his own views. The article notes the Senate discussions surrounding his positions and approach to confirmation.
Gov. Bob Scott outlined a plan to form a new Department of Transportation incorporating the State Highway Commission and related agencies. He spoke at the Highway Commission’s out of town session in High Point, stressing long range growth, infrastructure needs, and foreign trade impact, with plans to study 25 year needs and population growth.
About 4 000 Canadian demonstrators blocked the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor Ont protesting a planned U S atomic test on Amchitka Island Alaska. A similar action closed the Blue Water Bridge linking Port Huron Mich and Sarnia Ont. AP Wirephoto.
Four leading banks led by Chase Manhattan Bank cut the prime lending rate to 5 percent. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Morgan Guaranty Trust and Chemical Bank joined in the reduction. The move follows a 6 percent rate set in October and notes a shift toward a floating base rate by some banks.
Public and management Pay Board members clash over Phase 2 wage controls with a proposed 5 percent guideline drawing strong labor opposition. Public members seek a two month extension of the 90 day freeze to Jan 15 and a non retroactive pay policy after the freeze ends November 13.
Labor representatives privately denounce proposals as unacceptable as they press two core demands. They seek full deferred wage increases starting Nov 14 in Phase 2 with no renegotiation and retroactive payments for increases blocked since Aug 15 by Nixon's price-wage freeze.
Drawn Management representatives say Phase 2 guidelines are the essential first point and hope deliberations steer that way. On Tuesday the Committee on Interest and Dividends urged corporations to limit 1972 total dividends per share increases to no more than 4 percent as part of Phase 2 anti inflation rules.
Washington AP plan would allow Swift & Co to market 50000 turkeys tainted with PCB like chemicals if fat and residues can be removed to meet federal standards. Cooking and fat stripping could render the birds safe for frozen dinners soups and pot pies pending post processing tests.
Dr. H Marvin Pollard urged medical groups to push cancer education for doctors arguing many physicians miss early cancer signs. He endorsed stronger education via major associations while criticizing efforts to block Nixon administration’s plan to reorganize cancer research under a separate agency.
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